# Christmas Countdown vs Christmas Countdown

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Christmas Countdown at none against Christmas Countdown's 1. Christmas Countdown also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Christmas Countdown's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Christmas Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Christmas Countdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Christmas Countdown | Christmas Countdown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (886 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **886** | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 124 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Nicole Hankinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/502305137) | [Tech Interval](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808688707) |

## What reviewers say

### Christmas Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown/id325476623)

This app provides a real-time countdown to Christmas, displaying hours, minutes, and seconds. Enjoy festive music, customizable backgrounds, and interactive snowflake effects. Stay updated with daily badge notifications and access the countdown from your watch or home screen.

**Highlights:** Real-time countdown (hours, minutes, seconds), Customizable backgrounds (including own photos), Festive background music selection, Interactive snowflake effects, Daily badge updates, Watch app and home screen widgets

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christmas Countdown Premium | $3.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for Christmas countdown
- 🎄 Customizable features (music, snowflakes, background)
- ⏱️ Detailed countdown (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
- 🕰️ Accurate and reliable countdown
- 🎅 Fun and festive design

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall (e.g., widgets)
- 🐛 Bugs with badge/notification functionality
- 🔧 Lack of updates to keep up with OS changes
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer devices

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown not updating correctly with time changes
- Inability to use custom photos as background
- Music playback issues after app updates

**Requested features**

- Allow custom font and text customization
- Add support for other holidays/events
- Improve social sharing capabilities
- Introduce more background/theme options


### Christmas Countdown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-xmastick/id6809013412)

Track the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until Christmas with customizable scenes and home screen widgets. Enjoy festive games, music, and an advent calendar. An optional one-time purchase unlocks all content and removes ads.

**Highlights:** Real-time countdown to Christmas, Customizable scenes and fonts, Home screen widgets, Advent calendar with daily doors, Four festive mini-games, Christmas music playback, Decorate a virtual Christmas tree

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Christmas Countdown free?

Christmas Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Christmas Countdown free?

Christmas Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Christmas Countdown or Christmas Countdown have ads?

Christmas Countdown shows ads; Christmas Countdown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Christmas Countdown or Christmas Countdown?

Christmas Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Christmas Countdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Christmas Countdown was updated on November 8, 2026 and Christmas Countdown on November 6, 2026.

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